Welcome to Buckleys Ferry ...
Buckleys Ferry is located in Franklin County<1>.
Buckleys Ferry is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Buckleys Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Buckleys Ferry: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Buckleys Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buckleys Ferry.
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gloster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Roxie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Rosetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buckleys Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buckleys Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buckleys Ferry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckleys Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckleys Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Buckleys Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckleys Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Buckleys Ferry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buckleys Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buckleys Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buckleys Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Buckleys Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Buckleys Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |